Description

1989 is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, released on October 27, 2014 through Big Machine Records. Swift began composing the album following the release of her previous studio effort, Red. Over the course of the two-year songwriting period, she collaborated with producers Max Martin and Shellback—Martin served as the album's executive producer alongside Swift. The album's title was named after the singer's birth year and its music was inspired by the pop music of the 1980s.The album represents a departure from the country music of Swift's previous albums, and is described by the singer as her "first documented official pop album." Contrasting her previous endeavors, the production of 1989 consists of drum programming, synthesizers, pulsating bass, processed backing vocals, and guitars. 1989 received generally positive reviews from contemporary music critics and it was ranked as one of the best albums of 2014 by several publications, including Billboard, Time, and Rolling Stone.1989 sold 1.287 million copies in the United States during its first week of release and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart.

Reviews

I've only listened to snippets of each song but so far it is not really catching my attention. I love TS & think she is incredibly talented but I prefer her earlier albums. Fearless & Speak Now are my favorites. To be fair tho it took a couple times listening to Speak Now before I really got into it. That's where I think she started transitioning more towards pop i.e Better than revenge. Maybe it will be the same with this album. I do like Shake it off.

Sophie MacLean

#ILoveYouTaylorSwift I stayed up until midnight to hear the album! I watched Good Morning America and I'm going to buy the deluxe album from Target this week so I can enter Swiftstakes! I've been a fan since her first album and she's always been a little bit pop but now she's gone full and I love it as much as I did before! She never dissapoints and I think just because she's amazing, this album will be a success. After all, 8 seconds of white noise from her was #1 on Itunes! Love her and always will!

Great Poetry I dont know if I ever enjoyed any artists full album since its usually only a couple of songs that are good. But I gotta say this album is great. Songs are great with well written lyrics. Great job. The music is also really nice. Do hear a lot of 80's style tunes in the songs which is a nice change from the usual noise that's considered music nowadays. Continue the great work Taylor. Oh and yes....who cares what people say. They are all just haters with opinions that don't even matter.

Riv

She's all talent I've listened to Swift since before she had a deal and let me tell ya. It doesn't matter what it is, she can sing it. She's just as good in one genre as any other, and she is only going to get better because she is so young. I say all this and I'm an old man, but still rock Swift doing circles in the parking lot with my windows down and my system up.

Cathy Nguyen

Iconic This album is truly something special. I have never been compelled to buy a Taylor Swift album until this one came out. I am ultimately glad that I did, her first Pop album is a huge success. Each track feels like a single in its own right. They all possess catchy beats that make you want to dance but they also possess incredibly personal lyrics that we can all relate to. Standout tracks are Wildest Dreams, Blank Space, Style, and Clean. Taylor has evolved & matured as a person and it reflects in her music.

Cloves Painted Canvas

Love, love, love! I was never a true Taylor Swift fan, I only like a couple songs here & there. One random night while scrolling through the Play store I randomly played her new album. I was highly surprised (in a good way). Each song I played was so very pop & lovable that I felt the need to listen to the whole album. I was very attracted to each track instantly. I love the romantic tracks like *Wildest Dreams & *style. This whole album is so very ME that I had to buy it. Love the pop Taylor Swift. A true Pop of Artwork!

User reviews

Danica O November 5, 2014

I've only listened to snippets of each song but so far it is not really catching my attention. I love TS & think she is incredibly talented but I prefer her earlier albums. Fearless & Speak Now are my favorites. To be fair tho it took a couple times listening to Speak Now before I really got into it. That's where I think she started transitioning more towards pop i.e Better than revenge. Maybe it will be the same with this album. I do like Shake it off.

#ILoveYouTaylorSwift I stayed up until midnight to hear the album! I watched Good Morning America and I'm going to buy the deluxe album from Target this week so I can enter Swiftstakes! I've been a fan since her first album and she's always been a little bit pop but now she's gone full and I love it as much as I did before! She never dissapoints and I think just because she's amazing, this album will be a success. After all, 8 seconds of white noise from her was #1 on Itunes! Love her and always will!

Great Poetry I dont know if I ever enjoyed any artists full album since its usually only a couple of songs that are good. But I gotta say this album is great. Songs are great with well written lyrics. Great job. The music is also really nice. Do hear a lot of 80's style tunes in the songs which is a nice change from the usual noise that's considered music nowadays. Continue the great work Taylor. Oh and yes....who cares what people say. They are all just haters with opinions that don't even matter.

She's all talent I've listened to Swift since before she had a deal and let me tell ya. It doesn't matter what it is, she can sing it. She's just as good in one genre as any other, and she is only going to get better because she is so young. I say all this and I'm an old man, but still rock Swift doing circles in the parking lot with my windows down and my system up.

Iconic This album is truly something special. I have never been compelled to buy a Taylor Swift album until this one came out. I am ultimately glad that I did, her first Pop album is a huge success. Each track feels like a single in its own right. They all possess catchy beats that make you want to dance but they also possess incredibly personal lyrics that we can all relate to. Standout tracks are Wildest Dreams, Blank Space, Style, and Clean. Taylor has evolved & matured as a person and it reflects in her music.

Love, love, love! I was never a true Taylor Swift fan, I only like a couple songs here & there. One random night while scrolling through the Play store I randomly played her new album. I was highly surprised (in a good way). Each song I played was so very pop & lovable that I felt the need to listen to the whole album. I was very attracted to each track instantly. I love the romantic tracks like *Wildest Dreams & *style. This whole album is so very ME that I had to buy it. Love the pop Taylor Swift. A true Pop of Artwork!

Disagree if you want... I honestly didn't like Taylor Swift when she was country, but ever since she switched to pop her songs are more catchy and I've become a fan. I know a lot of long-time Swifties want her to go back to country, put she's brilliant either way. I just prefer the melodies and lyrics since she switched. Disagree all you want, but I'm gonna keep listening to her music and being a fan as long as she does pop music. Props to Taylor for being brave and trying out other genres.

Takes me 'There'!. Instant catchy. Groovy feel of the '80's I like the feeling fused through the music. The title '1989' is a great choice. Some of the music even takes me back to that era! Her young voice is sexy and she sings this better than when she started, her voice has matured, and I like the resonating vibe I get that makes me remember those days when a song takes me 'there' again! Only a few spots could be cut or tweaked but that's what will grow on you and make this 'your' album ! Enjoy! Instant classic! P.S. she's not old enough to remember 1989? Lol

Samples sound good I recall Ryan Seacrest saying he thought every dong sounded like it could be a hit. I thought he was kissing up. Nope they sound great!! She has really grown as an artist. The songs have unique sound but seem harmonious. Some a bit haunting too. Glad she is branching out and going in the direction that she feels that she is ready to go into. Go Taylor!

Taylor has done a phenomenal job with this crossover album. Crossover albums use to be taboo. The artists of the Grand Ole Opry told Shania Twain she wasn't country enough. Well, she didn't listen, made her albums in four different genres, and she was loved and respected the world round. Shania Twain didn't pave the road for the new female artists, she BUILT the road. Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, and Miranda Shelton, have definitely followed in those footsteps, as will many others through the years.

Amazing You know how every year you change your dressing style? Well your obviouusly not gonna dress the same as when you were 10. Or 5. Same thing with artists. They feel the need to change their style because if they dont, theyll be too bored to write the same music and stop singing all together. And country music is now mixed with pop, so technically its not country music. Dont complain about wanting the country taylor back. Its like your parents telling you they want the 8 year old you back. This album is great

Hmmmm It seems like Taylor has finally conformed to the mainstream with this album. She used to be so original and now she's just like everyone else. I mean, last I checked she was a country singer, not a pop artist. She should have gone back to her original sound rather than conforming to the sound we hear everywhere these days. The songs are good, but this is not Taylor.

Purely Amazed Taylor Swift is so incredible. Her astonishing lyrics and interesting beats make for a great duo and stand out in the industry. Sure to go platinum, this record deserves all the success and buzz about it. So blown away by this. To simply put it- Tayor has soared to new heights with 1989 and now rules country, and pop, and the whole industry along with her

Taylor Swift New Album 1989 Talented artist! It's nice to hear something that stands out from the other music on the radio! I tell people I listen to taylor swift's music proudly. People sometimes look at you as if there is only one genre of music you should like. Taylor has remain true to who she is and I wish her all the success and happiness!

Amazing pop album When I first bought this album, I was really nervous when Taylor announced that it was a pop album, because I thought it would be like all of the trash that is on the radio. I thought it was doomed to fail because of Max Martin and Shellback. But I was pleasantly surprised by how much I loved this album. Taylor's songwriting is still amazing though it was better on Red. The best track is This Love. It's kind of both old and new Taylor and that's why I love it. Every song sounded flawless on tour.

Taylor NEVER disappoints!!! Awesome album! Taylor truly is amazing, and coming from me that's a lot. I generally just pick songs I like and don't pay that much attention to the artist. Not so with Taylor Swift. She's a true singer/songwriter who does what she loves, and does it well. Her songs are applicable to anyone's life in one way or another, & they're guaranteed to end up stuck in your head all day! Her songs are also mostly clean lyrics that aren't offensive, which is very important to me. Thanks for another great one Taylor!

Pop! Taylor Swift delights on her first official Pop album. Thought you couldn't like her? Have an open mind and give it a listen. Her collaboration with Imogen Heap on Clean was a pleasant surprise. Welcome to New York, Blank Space, Style, All You Had to Do Was Stay and Shake It Off are a handful of my favorites.

Taylor is amazing as always I love every song on here, the sad songs, the lively dance ones.Taylor has an amazing voice that matches her amazing personality and everyone's always going on about how she should go back to country blahblah.I think all her songs are awesome, whether country or pop. she can make her own decisions guys and whatever she does I'll always be a Swiftie! she never fails to awe & inspire me with her ever improving skills.You go girl! Shake off those haters and dictators! Luv u girl! Can't wait for the next album!

Great Album This album is amazing! I was a little worried about her coming out with an all pop album but it blew all my expectations out of the water! She didn't compromise her talents and wide range of vocals for this album. My favorite song on the album is I Know Places. It's a touch of dark Taylor that we don't get to see very often but is very releatable.

LOVE IT Taylor Swift is a phenomenal singer. Her sound has always been unique. Everyone says that they don't like Taylor anymore because she isn't country anymore. If you ask me that's not a true fan. I myself like Taylor Swift better as a pop artist. I am a HUGE fan of Taylor Swift. Whenever I'm upset I listen to her music and it always makes me happy. I love her all around,she is very talented and she never quits. She doesn't care about all the haters and people who criticize her. So love ya Taylor

Different than anything she has done to date. This album reeled me in w/her new sound & catchy beats. The lyrics remain the same as always-about her boyfriends & how it didn't work out. She has a love affair w/fairy tale love & the dramatic. She matures w/time, as I did & I believe she is here 2 stay & make music & songwriting her legend. She is beautiful, vulnerable, easy-going; yet tough & guarded...a mix that keeps u listening & wanting more. LOVE the new sound! Bought album & I rarely buy albums anymore. I 💜 80s music- my generation!

Absolutely Love this so much. ♡ Taylor has done it yet again. Almost all of these songs are amazing. I don't like Out of the Woods or Welcome to New York (Unless she changes the lyrics to LA if she comes to tour over here.) Anyway, she is an amazing artist and can basically come up with songs we will cherish for many years to come. I can't wait to buy this album soon with my own paycheck! ♡♡ Thanks Taylor! It's another reason to dance in the room by myself/with my small siblings or listening to this on family car rides!! :))

Never loved and album more Taylor is great at pop and I think that she liked the idea of country but then realized that she was putting a lot of pop into her country and then finally realized that pop is what she really wants to do and the country was holding her back... She's got a lot more fans now including me I'm a total Swiftie after this album not bc of just the songs but also bc of how dedicated she is to her fans and how genuine of a person she is... I know every song on this album, it's my favorite album ever!

Best after Red At first, I listened to all the songs once through and didn't particularly care for them. The more I revisited them, though, the more they grew on me. Taylor really writes honestly and beautifully on this album, and even the pop music isn't so bad (it's actually pretty good). Red will always be my favorite album, but 1989 is a close second. Definitely worth the purchase!

very enjoyable not what she has done for most of her albums (which I'm a big fan of), but I really like it. I think she is so scrutinized because she is so amazing and perhaps it's her standing as a modern icon (have ever even heard the story of how her career got going in the first place? she is in charge the whole way) that somewhat justifies a bit more of that in this society. They totally missed the point of 1989. She's an adult.I say let her do whatever she wants and I will probably enjoy it; whatever style it is. :)

Taylor is simply astonishing! I absolutely love love love this album! The songs are catchy but meaningful. No other current artists could perfect their music like this! I love Taylor. She is simply an amazing human being. Always giving to her fans and the needy. She's stayed true to her roots in this crazy business and doesn't need nor want to flaunt her body to get attention. Her music isn't about sin. Its meaningful. And I love it. Love you Taylor!!

Not as creative or original Taylor, you've always been a great singer and always will be but in this album the songs just sound like other pop artists songs.I started loving to listen to you because of songs like love story and picture to burn.I would definitely love to hear more country and creative songs like the old ones.I still like a few of the songs and I still think taylor is amazing but plz keep if it interesting and different💖

Great! Before I listened to the album I had pretty high expectations. I got it for Christmas, and the first time I listened to it it didn't click with me. I felt it was a pile of crap. Second listen was better, third better, fourth, fifth.... Eventually I grew to love it. It's one of those albums you'll have to listen to a few times before you really appreciate it. My favourites songs are Style, I Wish You Would, How You Get The Girl and Wildest Dreams. Bad Blood and I Know Places are my least favourite.

1989 D.L.X I seriously was NOT a fan of Taylor Swift until this cd. And low and behold, she came to Detroit on tour as one of her first US stops, i went to her concert sat super close, well stood, and it was my first big concert experience, and i legitimately couldnt of asked for a better one. Amazing. Simply amazing. Every song is relatable and perfect.

No matter what genre of music she does it's always AMAZING! I've been fan of Taylor Swift since her Teardrops On My Guitar Days. No matter what style she does she can do it and do it well! Now I think that's a true artist, there's no rule saying that each artist has to stick with one genre for the rest of their career and Taylor Swift has done just that! Good job once again! I absolutely LOVE this album!

Baelor Swift I'm so in love with this album, Taylor is constantly growing and evolving as a person and I love how she isn't afraid to be open with her fans about it. This album wasn't written by a 16 year old girl with curly hair and faded blue jeans, it was written by a 25 year old woman who is completely different from her highschool days. She's ever changing and I couldn't be more proud.

Love it! I haven't heard the album the while way through but my favorite song is Shake It Off, its so catchy and it just has a good message of forgetting about the HATERS! And all the negativity around us! I have heard the samples for the rest of the songs and they are all definitely different than what she normally does but there all great, she is trying something new and that's awesome.

Wow Don't know how she manages to do it, but she does it. Didn't think TSwift could get much better than red, but she proved us wrong! You can really tell how much hard work taylor put into this album and I think it definitely paid off for her. I'm so proud of her. I seriously don't think I've went a single day since October 27th of 2014 without listening to atleast one of the songs on this album. This album is so creative and beautiful. I love you Taylor.

Loving this cd I knew from the beginning when I put the CD in I would fall in love with it. Best CD yet:) Taylor has always been my favorite since she came out in country. Loved the country but I'm really loving this pop version of her. It really fits her well. Way to go Taylor love you so much:) keep up the good work.

Golden Taylor is honestly one of the most truly talented, kind people out there. Sure, she's not perfect, so her album isn't either. That's part of the beauty of it. This album is called 1989 because that's when she was born. That's where she came from. I think this album is supposed to say that, yes, people change, but she would never forget her roots. When she said goodbye to country music, she wanted to have a "Clean" start, just like the last song on this album. So, "Welcome To New York", Tay, you deserve it.

Loving the change Taylor just owns every genre she tries out. This is really good pop music; it definitely has a unique and beautiful sound. For those who hate: she is allowed to change (she's just growing up is all) and you can't deny that her lyrics (which she actually writes) are always superb.

WOW! Was a huge fan of Taylor during her country albums so I was a bit hesitant. Her last albums were moving towards this.. And this sound... Amazing!! This entire album is just amazing. Much much better than Red. Great job Taylor you have mastered your next sound.

Hi. I love TSwift period. No matter how much she "changes" she will always be loved by many. I have been able to connect with her music on a very deep level, and I cannot say that about alot of these artist out here. She is my inspiration. F*** all you haters out there .

Ok, what just happened to my ears? Somehow listening to Taylor Swift has become an aurally pleasant experience. I've never been down with TS before, even defending Yeezy against her oh-so-innocent pop image. But now she ain't afraid to be crazy. Seriously, though, she's good, and I'm down with crazy.

I Love It So Much Tay! I loved this album, it doesn't matter what the haters say :D You're awesome and should keep writing some pop music. So far my favorite is I Wish You Would, it's fantastic! It brings back memories. Hate me all you want. I loved this album.